Porch-floor protector



Dec. 3, 1929. HOTAYLQR 1,737,621

PORCH FLOOR PROTECTOR Filed May 5, 1928 ijjjjjjjjx '4 4 E 4 H W PatentedDec. 3, 1929 UNITED STATES ISAIAH H. TAYLOR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLANDPORCH-FLOOR PROTECTOR Application filed May 5, 1928.

This invention relates to improvements in porch floor protectors, andhas for its object to provide a simple, cheap and efiicient device toprotect the exposed edges of the boards,

forming a porch floor, from Warping on account of exposure to theweather.

The invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of theparts and combination of the parts hereinafter more fully set forth inthe following specification and pointed out in detail in the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the porch floor showing my invention appliedthereto.

Figure 2 is a front edge View partly broken away.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 4; is an inverted plan View of the U-shape angle iron.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specificationand in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout theseveral views thereof,

1 designates the porch floor which is formed of the usual tongue andgroove boards which are cut away at 3 on their outer ends. EX-

tending along and fitted over the outer edge of the boards forming theporch floor 1 is an approximately U-shaped angle iron 4:, the upperangle of which fits over the cut out portion 3 and has its upper surfaceflush with the upper surface of the porch floor, the lower angle of thesaid angle iron 4 projects under the edges of the boards forming theporch floor. The said angle iron 4 is held in position by the bolts 5passing through the holes 6 in the upper and lower edges of the saidiron 4:. The lower angle of the angle iron 4 is provided with a numberof apertures 7 to carry off any water which may getunder the upper angleof the angle iron 4.

It will thusbe seen that by the use of my invention the ends of theboards forming the porch floor will be held in perfect alignment andprevented from warping and will also be protected against the weather.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

Serial No. 275,297.

ISAIAH H. TAYLOR.

